recording sound on dell d620

[john]

Hello
I installed Mint on a Dell and all is OK except I cannot record any sounds.
I tried with the integrated microphone, as well as with an external one.
any ideas?

playing sound is fine, it's just recording

regards

john

[NiksaVel]

check all the volumes and mute/unmute with alsamixer...

I had a similar problem... it was resolved simply by increasing the volume of something that wasn't even titled microphone...

[john]

Thank you NicksaVel but I cannot see the mike input in alsa mixer, only output sliders

strange enough, I have a 2nd system (desktop) and it's running fine
for instance, audacity runs and records in my desktop, while it crashes on the dell

could it be the hardware not recognized or no drivers for it?

have to say my dell is a dual-boot with XP. From XP, all is correct

thks

john

[john]

+Found the issue and solution after some web search
seems the Dell is rather particular and needs some tweakings
thks anyway

john

[NiksaVel]

why not post the solution here so that others with the same problem might have an easier time figuring it out

[john]

Sorry I forgot to update the message
Just right-click on the Volume adjust on the bottom right side and select the correct microphone
As simple as this

j

[dusktrader]

Hello, I have a Dell Dimension 9150 with the same problem. I'm using Linux Mint 3.0 Cassandra XFCE edition. Here is how I fixed it:

Install "aumix-gtk" package
Launch "aumix" from terminal
Change "igain" level from 0 to 100

It will also reflect in the XFCE mixer by showing "Capture" at 100%.